% The Paradox \begin{frame}{Nuclear control faces a fundamental tension} \begin{center} \begin{tikzpicture} \draw[thick, fill=gray!20] (0,0) rectangle (12,7); \node[align=center, text width=10cm] at (6,3.5) { \textbf{FIGURE: The Human Paradox}\\[0.3cm] Split diagram:\\[0.2cm] LEFT side (green): Why we need humans\\ (judgment, flexibility, novel situations)\\[0.2cm] RIGHT side (red): Why humans fail\\ (7±2 memory, seconds vs ms, biases, stress)\\[0.3cm] Bottom: Current division of labor\\ Automated = Terminal ops | Manual = Routine ops\\[0.2cm] Arrow pointing to gap: \textbf{This is backwards!} }; \end{tikzpicture} \end{center} %SPEAKER NOTES: See comments below % \textbf{The Paradox:} Human operators are both essential for flexibility and the primary source of failure \textbf{Why We Need Humans:} Strategic decision-making, procedure interpretation, handling novel situations, adaptive judgment, legal authority (10 CFR 55) \textbf{Why Humans Fail:} Working memory: 7±2 items, response time: seconds vs milliseconds, cognitive biases (confirmation, anchoring), stress degrades performance 10-50x, error rates: 0.001 → 1.0 under accident conditions \textbf{Current Division:} Automated = Emergency protection (trip systems, ECCS) --- terminal operations; Manual = Strategic operations (startup, mode transitions, power changes) --- routine operations \textbf{Goal:} Reliability of automation with sophistication of human decision-making % (End of speaker notes) \end{frame}